I mean, I get that. As a throwaway novelty gadget it seems fun enough to splurge $50 on. My first reaction was "oh cool, someone made one of those game emulator in a box things and added designer flourishes, seems like a fun Kickstarter". And then I saw the $179 and was like wtf. My friends would probably see this and just ask why not get a Switch or Steam Deck or old Vita. Even a generic android NES emu for nostalgia.

Remember those single game portable consoles you could get in the early 2000s, like there was battleship and random Atari clones? That's what I thought this was, with a few more silly diversions. It just seems like it'd hold an adult's attention for all of 5-10 minutes. Not worth $179.

If I wanted actual indie games that are worth my time, Steam has a much more enticing selection.

But, I didn't realize there was designer cache behind it. That's worth nothing to me but valuable to some people I guess.